31.   Prof. Enrico Castellacci, president of the Italian soccer doctors association, said almost all teams use supplements.

32.   Ravanelli, a rising star of Italian soccer, kicked in with a diagonal shot from an angled position.

33.   A drug scandal is also currently overshadowing Italian soccer, with leading clubs accused of supplying players with performance-enhancing substances.

34.   A fourth-division Italian soccer game was suspended with five minutes remaining Sunday after homemade bomb exploded on the field.

35.   A comeback of Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona to the Italian soccer league was reported as possible by Perugia president Luciano Gaucci on Wednesday.

36.   A fan was stabbed outside a stadium after a game Sunday, the latest violent episode in Italian soccer.

37.   A recent government bill authorized quotation of Italian soccer clubs, but stock market rules require three consecutive years in the black for companies seeking an official listing.

38.   A merger would likely be a source of concern for European Union regulators and for Italian soccer teams, the newspaper reported.

39.   A pair of Italian soccer veterans, Dario Hubner and former Roma star Eusebio Di Francesco, notched goals to earn the hosts their first win of the season.

40.   A new date will be set by Italian soccer league officials on Friday.